Editors Note: This is NOT a paid political advertisement or endorsed by anyone other than the writer / author of this blog. On Monday, August 19th, Democratic Presidential candidate Julián Castro unveiled a platform focused on advancing the welfare of animals around the globe, both domestic and wildlife. It would raise standards for factory farms […]

They said it couldn’t happen. They said wild salmon would never breach penned-up fish farms. They were wrong. And that’s a big problem. On June 11, 2019, members from the ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ / Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, including Tribal Parks Guardians and members of the Clayoquot Sound Indigenous Salmon Alliance, boarded and inspected open net pen […] […]

President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency has escalated tensions all across the southern border. The large majority of residents who live near the Mexican border don’t want the Wall built. Their reasons include fear of the government’s use of eminent domain, the high probability of flooding from a built wall, concern of escalating tensions […] […]

Just when you thought your food choices were clear and safe. UK firm The John Innes Centre has applied for permission to plant experimental genetically modified wheat and broccoli in open fields at their farm outside Norwich, in the United Kingdom. The research company hopes to begin two small-scale field trials in April. In 2017, […]

When you consider our nation’s health, the quality of our food, its decreasing nutritional value and the increased degradation of our farmland, it’s not a pretty picture — and the challenges related to these issues keep growing. By 2050 the world’s population will likely reach close to 9 billion people. To feed everyone, we’ll need […]

Last night’s episode of HBO’s drama “The Newsroom” featured an interview with a supposed EPA representative who spoke about climate change. Perhaps it’s more accurate to say the EPA guy finally said what our government, politicians and federal agencies haven’t or haven’t been able to get said for the past several decades. It’s plain talk – brutally honest, devastating “news”
that we’ve gone beyond our ability to fix the effects of climate change and are 20 years too late.

The writer behind this showAaron Sorkin (The West Wing, A few Good Men, etc.) once again reveals his skill at planting truth right in front of us, where it hurts the most.

The “truth” is that this information isn’t new; scientists and climatologists have been trying to get this message across for decades – since the 1950’s. To quote a colleague of mine, “people thought they were kooks – I mean, we’d just come out of an ice age only 11,000 years ago.” Nobody wanted to listen.

So are they listening now? Take a look at the clip and watch the reactions of those in and around the newsroom to what the EPA guy says. That’s the look of no hope. And when actor Jeff Daniels, as the news anchor, asks the EPA rep for hope to give his audience, the response is more “truth”.

Sad to say this is only fiction. An EPA representative would never speak so plainly or straightforwardly. And, even if he did, would we grasp the truth and take action? Unfortunately, probably not. It’s easier to ignore, deny or simply look somewhere else. But the question remains: what will it take to galvanize our country – and the world – to get into serious action and tackle these issues? And will it be in time to make the difference?